Commentary: Addiction, Stigma, and Neurodiversity

The addictions are subject to a great deal of stigma, the constituents of which include negative attributions such as being immoral, weak-willed, or sick. Negative outcomes include exclusion from positive life opportunities. In this commentary, I briefly discuss the definition of stigma, descriptors...

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Published inEvaluation & the health professions Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 186 - 191
Main Author Sussman, Steve
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2021
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Addictions
Attribution
Behavior, Addictive
Drug addiction
Humans
Language
Life opportunities
Neurodiversity
Neurology
Social Stigma
Stigma
Vulnerability
stigma
stereotypes
disease
neurodiversity
addiction
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Summary:The addictions are subject to a great deal of stigma, the constituents of which include negative attributions such as being immoral, weak-willed, or sick. Negative outcomes include exclusion from positive life opportunities. In this commentary, I briefly discuss the definition of stigma, descriptors of addiction-related stigma, and negative consequences. Solutions to reduce addiction-related stigma are mentioned including providing greater interpersonal exposure to persons recovering from addiction, corrective information education, altering the language used to describe and classify persons who have suffered from addiction, and possibly viewing addiction vulnerability as an example of neurodiversity, as opposed to a character flaw or a disease. Suggestions for future research on reducing addiction-related stigma are suggested.
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ISSN:0163-2787
1552-3918
1552-3918
DOI:10.1177/01632787211012036